The Indonesian version of the Medical Outcome Survey - Short Form 12 version 2 among patients with cardiovascular diseases.

abstract：:Short hospital length of stays present new challenges for nurse competencies. The purpose of this study was to describe Finnish nurses' self-assessed level of competencies and their actual use in the ambulatory surgery setting. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used, and the data were collected electronically u...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Hamström N,Kankkunen P,Suominen T,Meretoja R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increases in life expectancy and increasing numbers of older patients utilising the acute setting, attitudes of registered nurses caring for older people may affect the quality of care provided. This paper reviews recent research on positive and negative attitudes of acute-care nurses towards older people. Many n...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Courtney M,Tong S,Walsh A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of a new high dependency unit (HDU) that was developed from an adjoining ward was evaluated from both an organizational and consumer perspective. Satisfaction of patients and relatives with nursing care on the ward of origin was measured before and after the development of the HDU, and nurses were surveyed ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Armstrong K,Young J,Hayburn A,Irish B,Nikoletti S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1999, under the leadership and direction of the Director of Clinical Services (Nursing), Roger Napthine, Project Consultant, was commissioned to undertake a review of medication policies and practices for a regional acute-care hospital. This initiative was taken with the view of improving nursing practice and patie...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Jarman H,Jacobs E,Walter R,Witney C,Zielinski V

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prescribing by community nurses is established practice in the UK National Health Service. Although much has been written about the technical aspects of prescribing, little published work addresses the ways in which prescribing might affect relationships. Part of a PhD project set in southern England, this ethnographi...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Fisher R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy massage using lavender oil as a possible treatment for this condition. This research was carried out on a group of 40 infants between 2 and 6 weeks of age with a gestational age of 38-42 weeks and normal development and growth. All the infants weighed...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Çetinkaya B,Başbakkal Z

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expertise in nursing has been widely studied although there have been no previous studies into what constitutes expertise in nephrology (renal) nursing. This paper, which is abstracted from a larger study into the acquisition and exercise of nephrology nursing expertise, provides evidence of the characteristics and pr...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Bonner A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case-control study compares the health of Thai family caregivers of adults with acquired physical disabilities with others without similar responsibilities. To ascertain health perceptions, face-to-face structured interviews using the Short Form (36) were conducted with participants randomly selected from primary...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lawang W,Horey DE,Blackford J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health outcomes and, in particular, patient health outcomes have become a driving force within health-care delivery. Little emphasis has been placed on the potential health consequences for nurses providing care and caring within the health-care system. Compassion fatigue (or secondary traumatic stress) has emerged as...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Sabo BM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Empowerment concerning people with diabetes is well researched. However, few researchers specifically focus on the barriers to and facilitators of empowerment in Iranian people with diabetes. Understanding the factors could help health professionals facilitate self-empowerment more effectively. This study aims to dete...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Abdoli S,Ashktorab T,Ahmadi F,Parvizy S,Dunning T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operating room nurses continue to draw criticism regarding the appropriateness of a nursing presence in the operating room. The technological focus of the theatre and the ways in which nurses in the theatre have shaped and reshaped their practice in response to technological change have caused people within and outsid...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Bull R,FitzGerald M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of people with cardiovascular disease are requiring the insertion of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs). Although these devices are an effective life-saving treatment, psychological distress sometimes accompanies their insertion. A qualitative approach was used to explore the experiences...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Williams AM,Young J,Nikoletti S,McRae S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of day-surgery patients and aims to identify factors associated with HRQoL. The cross-sectional questionnaire survey data were collected from day-surgery patients being discharged from hospitals in one Finnish hospital district in 2001 using the Nottingha...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Suhonen RA,Iivonen MK,Välimäki MA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Undergoing surgery is an anxious experience for children. Applying anxiety reduction age-appropriate programs by nurses would be beneficial in reducing anxiety to children. AIM:To test the effectiveness of age-appropriate preoperative information session in reducing anxiety levels of school-age children und...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Shaheen A,Nassar O,Khalaf I,Kridli SA,Jarrah S,Halasa S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous Western cardiac rehabilitation (CR) purported to improve patients' quality of life and health-related parameters for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Nursing's role in CR was minimally identified. The purpose of this integrative literature review was to determine the effectiveness of current CR programmes and t...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Eshah NF,Bond AE

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart disease is the number one killer in the USA. In Jordan, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, and about 34.5% of women die of cardiovascular disease as compared with 44.25% of men. The differences between men and women in heart disease, such as signs and symptoms presentation, diagnostic and ther...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Omran S,Al-Hassan M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyses the demarcation problem from the perspective of four philosophers: Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos and Feyerabend. To Popper, pseudoscience uses induction to generate theories, and only performs experiments to seek to verify them. To Popper, falsifiability is what determines the scientific status of a theory...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Newbold D,Roberts J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to examine the effect of tepid massage in febrile children comparing with other fever management. METHODS:Experimental studies published in English were included; quasi-experimental research studies were also included in consideration of rare experimental studies in Korean. The search strategy sou...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lim J,Kim J,Moon B,Kim G

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Competencies have been formulated for entry level nurses. Specialist and generic advanced nursing competencies are also being developed. This paper describes exploratory groundwork on aged and extended care nursing competencies derived from interviews with nurses, allied health staff, residents and their families from...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ballantyne A,Cheek J,O'Brien B,Pincombe J

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to explore how visiting nurses in Japan sense Kuuki (mood or atmosphere) in the homes of patients and families. Participants were 15 Japanese visiting nurses with experience sensing kuuki in homes of patients and families. Data were collected through two 90 min focus group interviews with experienced ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Shimamura A,Suwa S,Tsujimura M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study indicated that patient narratives include experiences of suffering caused or increased by health-care encounters. The aim of this study was to interpret and understand the meaning of patients' experiences of suffering related to health care from an ethical, existential and ontological standpoint. Sixt...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Arman M,Rehnsfeldt A,Lindholm L,Hamrin E,Eriksson K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine whether implementation of a healthy lifestyle education programme resulted in improved health literacy levels and healthy life style behaviours. METHODS:A one-group pretest-posttest study design was used. This study was carried out with 30 women who were enrolled in a family ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ayaz-Alkaya S,Terzi H,Işık B,Sönmez E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective observational study was to determine the levels of satisfaction of the three main 'customers' of a dedicated inpatient venepuncture service at a rehabilitation centre, namely the patients, medical staff and nursing staff. The venepuncture service was delivered by two part-time nurses. O...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Oatey A,Stiller K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine the effects of an educational programme on shared decision-making on end-of-life care performance, moral sensitivity and attitude towards shared decision-making among Korean nurses. A quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Fort...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Jo KH,An GJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine which stressor has the highest occurrence and what stressors are related to nurse outcomes, such as job satisfaction, perceived quality of care, and turnover intention. BACKGROUND:Numerous stressors have been identified in nursing practice, but it is unclear if specific stressors are related to nurse...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Bautista JR,Lauria PAS,Contreras MCS,Maranion MMG,Villanueva HH,Sumaguingsing RC,Abeleda RD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Scientific discovery in general, and nursing research specifically, is an increasingly global effort consistent with changing demographics and the need to provide culturally competent care in a diverse society. Given that Arabs account for an increasing proportion of the populations in many Western countries, this...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Dardas LA,Sawair FA,Nabolsi M,Simmons LA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the influence of body mass index, bioimpedance, and skin folds on the distribution of body interface pressure in regions with the potential to develop pressure ulcers in contact with support surfaces. DESIGN:This was a descriptive and analytical study. METHODS:Twenty healthy volunteer adults were inves...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： de Oliveira KF,Rodrigues LP,Barichello E,Chavaglia SRR,da Cunha DF,Ferreira MBG,Nicolussi AC,de Araújo CA,Barbosa MH

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Providing discharge information following a surgery is one of the most common nursing approaches. Patients should be given discharge training after open heart surgery in order to eliminate or reduce physical and emotional problems. The study aims to assess the information level of patients in discharge training provid...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ozcan H,Yildiz Findik U,Sut N

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention is important to reduce the prevalence of preterm births. Although prematurity has been well studied in developed countries, data from developing countries, such as Jordan, are still limited. This retrospective study analysed medical records to determine possible risk factors leading to preterm birth in the ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Mohammad K,Abu Dalou A,Kassab M,Gamble J,Creedy DK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient- and family-centred care practices are a recommended part of contemporary care for the acutely ill hospitalized adult patients. However, how patient- and family-centred care is enacted in an adult hospital setting is not well understood. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to explore the pe...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Mackie BR,Marshall AP,Mitchell ML

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00